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Willow Oak Select Fund 1Q19 Commentary

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Jacob Wolinsky
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Willow Oak Select Fund commentary for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019.

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Willow Oak Select Fund

Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked. - Warren Buffett

Dear Partner,

For the quarter ended March 31, 2019, the fund was up 5.59%, versus 11.61% for the benchmark index, MSCI ACWI.

The above quote is often cited, but infrequently properly implemented. To us, planning in a meaningful way for the inevitable day when the tide goes out means structuring a portfolio with large positions in companies with a high probability to compound at superior rates over the long term. This increased probability exists...

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Jacob Wolinsky is the ex-Founder of Valuewalk.com (founded 2011, sold 2023). He is founder of HedgeFundAlpha (formerly ValueWalk Premium), a hedge fund focused intelligence service for institutional investors. Prior to founding Valuewalk, Jacob covered small caps, worked recruiting members for a large hedge fund community and freelance financial journalism. Jacob lives with his wife and five kids in Passaic Park NJ. - Email: jacob(at)hedgefundalpha.com. For confidential inquires email me for my Signal ID. Other methods of secure communication are also available. FD: Most of my portfolio is in I mostly purchase broad-based ETFs, mutual funds or individual bonds - I do this for performance reasons and to avoid any potential conflict of interest or occasional receipt of insider information. I will disclose if I have a stake in any company, but in general I have few stocks and I avoid any trading especially around topics I am covering.